EuroWire July 2015

Interwire organiser Wire Association International has every right to be happy with the outcome from this year’s exposition in Atlanta, USA. A number of exhibitors were delighted with the response and quality of the leads they took home from the three-day show, and some of these can be found on pages 17 and 18 of this issue of EuroWire . It is also time to look forward to another exhibition this year – wire Southeast Asia – which is being staged in Bangkok, Thailand, from 16 th to 18 th September. The latest details about the show can be found on page 14. Also worthy of mention is the TKT Group’s plans to celebrate its 70 th anniversary – which includes expanding its production facilities with a new 25,000m 2 plant, due for completion by the end of 2015. Catch the story on page 22. A new European cable manufacturer has also opened for business in Poland. MFK will be using some of Reelex Packaging Solution’s most advanced lines in the production plant just outside of Krakow. See page 25 for details. On the technology front, Germany’s Hradil Spezialkabel has produced a 5,000V power supply cable for maritime applications as low as -200ºC, that uses nickel rather than copper strands. The full story can be found on page 32. UK manufacturer BWE has been making advances with its Conklad range. It has launched the Conklad 315 – the smallest in its range but which still includes many of the standard features of the larger machines. Turn to page 43. NDC Technologies has launched the Beta LaserMike Laser Speed, which can help avoid products overages Exhibitors lead the praise for Interwire

* US$33 purchase only Front cover: Fainplast Srl See page 76 for further details

E DITOR : ....................................... David Bell F EATURES E DITOR (USA) : .........Dorothy Fabian E DITORIAL ASSISTANT : .................Christian Bradley D ESIGN /P RODUCTION : ................Julie Tomlin P RODUCTION : ..............................Lisa Wright S ALES & M ARKETING : ................Jason Smith ( I NTERNATIONAL ) UK & ROW sales

Giuliana Benedetto Italian speaking sales Hendrike Morriss German speaking sales Linda Li Chinese speaking sales

A DVERTISEMENT C OORDINATOR : ............................Liz Hughes A CCOUNTS M ANAGER : ................Julie Case S UBSCRIPTIONS : ..........................Julie Case P UBLISHER : ..................................Caroline Sullens F OUNDER : ....................................John C Hogg

INTRAS OFFICES

E UROPE :

46 Holly Walk, Leamington Spa Warwickshire CV32 4HY, UK

Tel : +44 1926 334137 Fax : +44 1926 314755

Email : eurowire@intras.co.uk Website : www.intras.co.uk Website : www.read-eurowire.com

USA :

A DVERTISING /M ARKETING Intras USA – Doug Zirkle Danbury Corporate Center, 107 Mill Plain Road, Danbury, CT 06811, USA Tel : +1 203 794 0444 Email : doug@intras.co.uk

US copies only : EUROWIRE (ISSN No: 1463-2483, USPS No: 022-738) is published bi-monthly by Intras Ltd and distributed in the USA by Asendia USA, 17B S Middlesex Ave, Monroe NJ 08831. Periodicals postage paid at New Brunswick, NJ and additional mailing o ces. POSTMASTER: send address changes to Eurowire, 17B S Middlesex Ave, Monroe NJ 08831

and shortages, as well as reducing scrap and rework. See page 45 for the full details.

www.read-eurowire.com © 2015 Intras Ltd, UK ISSN 1463-2438

David Bell Editor

When you have finished with this magazine please recycle it

4

www.read-eurowire.com

July 2015